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As avid G&P followers appreciate, we’ve focused diligently in the last year on modernizing the program so that it properly reflects a dramatically shifting music marketplace. We now count on-demand streams as part of our Digital Single Award. We’ve aligned our digital single and album rules to enable timely certification requests and waive the 30-day wait rule.

Justin Timberlake, Lady Antebellum & Tim McGraw Certify New Albums * Big Sean, Cassadee Pope & Ylvis Earn First G&P Awards * Jay Z Receives Ten New Song Certifications

Lana Del Rey, Lorde and George Strait Earn Premiere Platinums, While Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Randy Newman, Thomas Rhett and The Neighbourhood Receive First Golds

Hunter Hayes, J. Cole, Jay-Z & Kanye West Earn Certifications *** While F.G.L., Daft Punk, Icona Pop, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood & More Receive Top Digital Song Awards

Miley, Florida Georgia Line and Timberlake Tracks Take Top RIAA Multi-Platinums, While Daft Punk, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Bridgit Mendler Earn Premiere Platinums, And Albums by Luke Bryan, Imagine Dragons, Pistol Annies, Kelly Clarkson and David Guetta Earn Summer Certs

By now, many of us in the music business, as well as Jay Z fans, know that Samsung has purchased one million “Magna Carta Holy Grail” digital albums to be given away to the phone maker’s customers. It is a novel and creative marketing move and it has rightly stimulated a healthy conversation about the sale’s meaning and implications for the modern music business.

153 Digital Single Certifications Awarded In May As RIAA Adds Streams To Historic Gold & Platinum Program *** Bieber, Eminem And Gaga Earn Diamond Song Awards While Bruno, Bryan, The Weeknd And Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Certify Top Albums

55-Year-Old Program Recognizes Non-Sales Format For First Time Ever...56 New Certifications Announced Today...Emeli Sande, Cher Lloyd and Jason Derulo to be Recognized by RIAA Tonight...At NARM & digitalmusic.org's Music Biz Awards in Los Angeles

55-Year-Old Program Recognizes Non-Sales Format For First Time Ever...56 New Certifications Announced Today...Emeli Sande, Cher Lloyd and Jason Derulo to be Recognized by RIAA Tonight At NARM & digitalmusic.org's Music Biz Awards in Los Angeles

Of Monsters And Men, Swedish House Mafia & Will.i.am Earn First Multi-Platinums, While Gary Allan & Mac Miller Receive Premiere Platinums...And Kacey Musgraves, Olly Murs, Passion Pit, Matt Redman & Sick Puppies Get First Golds